Scroll down to the bottom of this page to select an award catgory and begin your submission.

New this year:

The OPC has made a few significant changes to the awards categories:

Running times for the Edward R. Murrow and Peter Jennings Awards have been changed. The Murrow award is for the “best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes. “The Jennings award is for “best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes.”

The two business reporting awards have been divided by medium. The Morton Frank Award is now for “best international business news reporting in TV, video, radio, audio or podcast.” The Malcolm Forbes award is for “best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital.”

The Ed Cunningham award has been broadened beyond magazines. It is for “best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story.”

GENERAL RULES

Entries can be submitted only through the OPC’s online submission process which will include the application, the work and a brief statement explaining why the entry deserves consideration. Material may be the work of an individual, group or staff but must be on one subject or theme.

Each entry is $200, payable via PayPal, credit card or check made out to the Overseas Press Club of America. A corporate check coming from a source other than the submitter must clearly indicate which entry it underwrites.

Important: We are not requiring PDFs for entries this year. Instead, please provide all relevant links to your work in the entry’s description block where indicated on the form.

Organizations submitting 5 or more entries must pay by check and e-mail a master list of all entries to the OPC office. Important: To pay submission fees by check instead of online, you MUST submit your entries for all categories using the first form below labeled “00 FOR PAYMENT BY CHECK IN ALL CATEGORIES - USE THIS FORM."

One organization may submit up to five entries per award, but each entry must comply with the rules for the individual category. Multiple entry fees can be paid with one payment.

Books can be submitted only for the Olivier Rebbot award and the Cornelius Ryan Award.

All award winners receive a certificate and a $1,000 check.

Only one saved "draft" is allowed at one time per category. That includes the general "00 FOR PAYMENT BY CHECK..." category. Once an entry is submitted, the submitter cannot edit the content of the submission.

JUDGING

Head judges have the discretion to move an entry to another award if they feel that the entry is submitted in an inappropriate category.

CONTEST INFORMATION

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

ENTRIES CANNOT BE RETURNED. SUBMITTING WILL ASSUME PERMISSION FOR THE ENTRY TO APPEAR IN THE OPC MAGAZINE DATELINE, ON THE OPC WEBSITE AND IN OPC PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE AWARDS DINNER AND/OR COMPETITION.

A complete list of the 22 awards follows. For more information and to submit an entry, scroll down and click on the blue "submit" button for each award.

OPC Annual Awards

01. The Hal Boyle Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad.

02. The Bob Considine Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs.

03. The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award
Best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise published in any medium.

04. The Olivier Rebbot Award
Best photographic news reporting from abroad in any medium.

05. The Feature Photography Award
Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium.

06. The Lowell Thomas Award
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs.

07. The David Kaplan Award
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad.

08. The Edward R. Murrow Award
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes.

09. The Peter Jennings Award
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes.

10. The Ed Cunningham Award
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story.

11. The Best Cartoon Award
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs.

12. The Morton Frank Award
Best international business news reporting in TV, video, radio, audio or podcast.

13. The Malcolm Forbes Award
Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital.

14. The Cornelius Ryan Award
Best non-fiction book on international affairs.

15. The Madeline Dane Ross Award
Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition.

16. The David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition.

17. The Joe and Laurie Dine Award
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights.

18. The Whitman Bassow Award
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues.

19. The Robert Spiers Benjamin Award
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America.

20. The Kim Wall Award
Best story or series of stories on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques.

21. The Roy Rowan Award
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story.

22. The Flora Lewis Award
Best commentary in any medium on international news.

PRINT

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the "Brief statement" field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For online material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

GUIDELINES: It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

BOOKS
Book entries will send two hard copies to the OPC office, 40 West 45th Street, New York, NY, 10036.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Pictures must provide an accurate and fair representation of the scene witnessed. The content of a picture cannot be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people or objects from within the frame. The judges may request to see raw files for review.

Upload high resolution photos to the contest website. DO NOT SEND DVDs or CDs to the OPC office. Title the uploads by award last name, nominee’s first initial and last name and number the jpgs, for example: rebbot_jdoe_a1.jpg

Send no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300 dpi, JPEG) with captions for each image in a separate Word Document and also embedded in the image IPTC information or description field. In addition to photos, you must submit proof of publication. Scan and create a PDF from a newspaper tearsheet, magazine article, book or website link. Upload everything into one .zip folder: images, Word document, proof of publication in PDF and IPTC information.

CARTOON
Upload high-resolution images. DO NOT SEND printed cartoons or portfolios to the OPC. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry title (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_title1.jpg). In addition to the cartoons, submit proof of publication — for example, PDF from newspaper or magazine, or website link. Submit no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300dpi, JPEG). Upload all images and proof of publication in one zip folder.

For cartoons about international events not published originally in English, all entries in the cartoon category should have an English translation provided along with the entry submission. Submissions without a translation will not be considered.

TELEVISION
For the David Kaplan Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Peter Jennings Award and the David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award, fill out the online OPC application and include a link to your work making sure that it does not require a password to view. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link. Read more about uploading videos and where to update video privacy settings at youtube.com.

RADIO
Upload broadcast-quality MP3(s).DO NOT SEND CDs or DVDs to the OPC office. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry number (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_1.mp3).

DIGITAL
Entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

JUDGING
Head judges have the discretion to move an entry to another award if they feel that the entry is submitted in an inappropriate category.

CONTEST INFORMATION
All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, 40 West 45th Street, New York, NY, 10036, tel: 212-626-9220 or email info@opcofamerica.org.

Use this form for all award categories if you intend to pay by check.

Because this single pay-by-check form covers all 22 award categories, please read and follow instructions about file types and formats carefully.

PRINT

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the "Brief statement" field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For online material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

GUIDELINES: It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Pictures must provide an accurate and fair representation of the scene witnessed. The content of a picture cannot be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people or objects from within the frame. The judges may request to see raw files for review.

Upload high resolution photos to the contest website. DO NOT SEND DVDs or CDs to the OPC office. Title the uploads by award last name, nominee’s first initial and last name and number the jpgs, for example: rebbot_jdoe_a1.jpg

Send no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300 dpi, JPEG) with captions for each image in a separate Word Document and also embedded in the image IPTC information or description field. In addition to photos, you must submit proof of publication for all photos submitted. Scan and create a PDF from a newspaper tearsheet, magazine article, book or website link. Upload everything into one .zip folder: images, Word document, proof of publication in PDF and IPTC information.

TELEVISION

Include a link to your work, making sure that it does not require a password to view. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link. Read more about uploading videos and where to update video privacy settings at youtube.com.

CARTOONS

Upload high-resolution images. DO NOT SEND printed cartoons or portfolios to the OPC. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry title (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_title1.jpg). In addition to the cartoons, submit proof of publication — for example, PDF from newspaper or magazine, or website link. Submit no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300dpi, JPEG). Upload all images and proof of publication in one zip folder.

Work must be published in the U.S. or be accessible to an American audience for the first time during 2016. For cartoons about international events not published originally in English, all entries in the cartoon category should have an English translation provided along with the entry submission. Submissions without a translation will not be considered.

AUDIO

Upload broadcast-quality MP3(s).DO NOT SEND CDs or DVDs to the OPC office. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry number (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_1.mp3).

BOOKS

Book entries will send two hard copies to the OPC office, 40 West 45 Street, New York, NY, 10036.

DIGITAL

Entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

CONTEST INFORMATION

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, 40 West 45th Street, New York, NY, 10036, tel: 212-626-9220 or email info@opcofamerica.org.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the "Brief statement" field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For online material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the "Brief statement" field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For online material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise published in any medium.

Pictures must provide an accurate and fair representation of the scene witnessed. The content of a picture cannot be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people or objects from within the frame. The judges may request to see raw files for review.

Upload high resolution photos to the contest website. DO NOT SEND DVDs or CDs to the OPC office. Title the uploads by award last name, nominee’s first initial and last name and number the jpgs, for example: rebbot_jdoe_a1.jpg

Send no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300 dpi, JPEG) with captions for each image in a separate Word Document and also embedded in the image IPTC information or description field. In addition to photos, you must submit proof of publication for all photos submitted. Scan and create a PDF from a newspaper tearsheet, magazine article, book or website link. Upload everything into one .zip folder: images, Word document, proof of publication in PDF and IPTC information.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Pictures must provide an accurate and fair representation of the scene witnessed. The content of a picture cannot be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people or objects from within the frame. The judges may request to see raw files for review.

Book entries will send two hard copies to the OPC office, 40 West 45 Street, New York, NY, 10036.

Upload high resolution photos to the contest website. DO NOT SEND DVDs or CDs to the OPC office. Title the uploads by award last name, nominee’s first initial and last name and number the jpgs, for example: rebbot_jdoe_a1.jpg

Send no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300 dpi, JPEG) with captions for each image in a separate Word Document and also embedded in the image IPTC information or description field. In addition to photos, you must submit proof of publication for all photos submitted. Scan and create a PDF from a newspaper tearsheet, magazine article, book or website link. Upload everything into one .zip folder: images, Word document, proof of publication in PDF and IPTC information.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium.

Pictures must provide an accurate and fair representation of the scene witnessed. The content of a picture cannot be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people or objects from within the frame. The judges may request to see raw files for review.

Upload high resolution photos to the contest website. DO NOT SEND DVDs or CDs to the OPC office. Title the uploads by award last name, nominee’s first initial and last name and number the jpgs, for example: rebbot_jdoe_a1.jpg

Send no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300 dpi, JPEG) with captions for each image in a separate Word Document and also embedded in the image IPTC information or description field. In addition to photos, you must submit proof of publication for all photos submitted. Scan and create a PDF from a newspaper tearsheet, magazine article, book or website link. Upload everything into one .zip folder: images, Word document, proof of publication in PDF and IPTC information.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Include a link to your work. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes.

Include a link to your work. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes.

Include a link to your work. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story.

Upload all materials, including permanent web links to the work that will be entered for judging, into a single PDF document (8-1/2″ x 11″ paper size). Include any links to videos in the PDF. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For digital material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs.

Upload high-resolution images. DO NOT SEND printed cartoons or portfolios to the OPC. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry title (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_title1.jpg). In addition to the cartoons, submit proof of publication — for example, PDF from newspaper or magazine, or website link. Submit no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300dpi, JPEG). Upload all images and proof of publication in one zip folder.

Work must be published in the U.S. or be accessible to an American audience for the first time during 2017. For cartoons about international events not published originally in English, all entries in the cartoon category should have an English translation provided along with the entry submission. Submissions without a translation will not be considered.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best international business news reporting in TV, video, radio, audio or podcast.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For digital material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

For digital material, entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition.

Include a link to your work. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “Brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “Brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office.

It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

TELEVISION

Include a link to your work, making sure that it does not require a password to view. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

RADIO

Upload broadcast-quality MP3(s).DO NOT SEND CDs or DVDs to the OPC office. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry number (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_1.mp3).

ONLINE

Entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “Brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office. It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

TELEVISION

Include a link to your work, making sure that it does not require a password to view. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

RADIO

Upload broadcast-quality MP3(s).DO NOT SEND CDs or DVDs to the OPC office. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry number (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_1.mp3).

ONLINE

Entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.

Provide permanent links to all work that will be entered for judging at the bottom of the “Brief statement” field on the entry form. DO NOT SEND additional materials to the OPC office. It is best not to submit “a body of work” such as “reporting from Asia” — these categories are too generalized and too long. We do not set a limit for total number of articles, but it is best to be selective and submit only the strongest material.

TELEVISION

Include a link to your work, making sure that it does not require a password to view. The video may reside on any server, personal or corporate, or on a free service like youtube.com where the video privacy settings are checked as “unlisted” so they are not available in a search query but are viewable to those with a link.

RADIO

Upload broadcast-quality MP3(s).DO NOT SEND CDs or DVDs to the OPC office. Title uploads by award name, nominee’s first initial and last name and entry number (e.g.: thomas_jdoe_1.mp3).

ONLINE

Entries must include: URLs/links to the work(s) nominated and must be available online with no password required.

All questions concerning the awards should be directed to Patricia Kranz, Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America, email info@opcofamerica.org or call 212 626-9220.